When the Universe Steals the Show

There’s always something happening in the night sky, even when we don’t have a major astronomical event to look forward to.

Sometimes it’s a lunar eclipse, when Earth’s shadow moves across the Moon and changes its appearance. Other times, it’s a comet passing through our part of the solar system, a meteor shower, or planets appearing unusually close together in the sky.

Some of these events can be predicted years in advance, while others catch us by surprise. And, of course, there’s always the question of whether the weather will cooperate.

This collection brings together photographs from different nights spent watching and capturing some of those moments. Each event offers another reason to step outside, look up, and see what’s happening above us.


Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Lunar Eclipses